May 25

• Zambia, DRC Partner to Solve Border Problems

  Times of Zambia

  ZAMBIA and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have agreed that defence and security services must strengthen joint operations along the borders to address mutual security... Read more »

• Dangers of Dodd-Frank Act for DRC [analysis]

  OSISA

  A week ago I returned from a working trip to the Democratic Republic of Congo, where I participated in a conference about the Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework for the DRC... Read more »

• Katumbi Fires Salvo

  Times of Zambia

  TP Mazembe proprietor Moses Katumbi has ticked off three 'influential' Zambian players in his team, saying he is disappointed with their dip in form. Read more »

May 24

• UN Seeks to Restore Credibility in DRC

  Deutsche Welle

  UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon und World Bank President Jim Yong Kim are working on a new strategy to end the conflict in DRC. Their joint trip to the region also raises... Read more »

• UN, World Bank Say Development Is Key to Congo Peace

  VOA

  United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has been visiting the war-weary city of Goma in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), accompanied by the president of the World... Read more »

• Censorship Reigns in Nord-Kivu Areas Under M23 Rebel Control [press release]

  RSF

  Fighting between M23 rebels and government forces has intensified near Goma, the capital of the eastern province of Nord-Kivu, since 20 May. As well as causing new civilian... Read more »

• Disease Linked to Cassava Consumption Affects Cognitive Ability

  SciDev.Net

  Konzo - an epidemic paralytic disease resulting from the consumption of poorly processed bitter cassava - can also cause impaired cognitive functions even in children who do not... Read more »

• Road Renovation Revitalizes Neighborhoods in DRC's Capital City [press release]

  World Bank

  Along the Nlandu road to the Democratic Republic of Congo's capital city Kinshasa, small businesses are springing up and local entrepreneurs are thriving. This is because Nlandu... Read more »

• DR Congo - in Goma, Secretary-General Hails Regional Accord As 'Best Chance for Peace in Years'

  UN News

  Arriving today in restive eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged all the leaders of Africa's Great Lakes region to throw... Read more »

• UN Chief Goes to Eastern DRC After Clashes

  VOA

  moon flew into the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo Thursday, just hours after a halt in fighting between rebels and government troops. Read more »

• Support for Press Freedom Day Debates in North Kivu [press release]

  RSF

  Reporters Without Borders provided funding for two round-table meetings that local journalists' groups organized for media personnel in the cities of Butembo and Goma, in the... Read more »

• DRC Journalist Found Dead After Missing for 12 Days [press release]

  CPJ

  Authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo should identify the motive behind the murder of a radio presenter who was found on Friday after being missing for 12 days, the... Read more »

• Civilians Must Be Spared the Fighting in Goma [press release]

  ICRC

  Inhabited areas north of the city of Goma, in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, were hit by shelling on 21 and 22 May. Read more »

• Journalist's Body Found in River Bed 12 Days After His Disappearance [press release]

  RSF

  Reporters Without Borders is dismayed to learn of radio journalist Guylain Chandjaro's death in Bunia, a city in the eastern region of Ituri. He was a Swahili-language journalist... Read more »

• Democratic Republic of Congo: Displaced People Caught Up in Fighting West of Goma [press release]

  MSF

  Fighting with heavy weapons between the Congolese army (FARDC) and the rebel group M23 to the west of the provincial capital Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo, resumed yesterday.... Read more »

• DRC Sets Free 8 Zambian Fishermen

  Times of Zambia

  EIGHT fishermen that were among the 17 arrested on Lake Tanganyika on the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) side have been released. Read more »

May 23

• SA Troops to DRC [document]

  Parliament of South Africa

  A political situation is needed to stabilise the situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) rather than using military intervention. This was the view of MPs from the... Read more »

• On Joint Visit to DR Congo, UN and World Bank Chiefs Voice Support for Latest Peace Effort

  UN News

  In the first visit of its kind, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and World Bank President Jim Yong Kim are in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to support a recent peace deal... Read more »

• DRC Wants Nam Fishing Quotas

  Namibian

  THE Government has turned down a request by the Democratic Republic of Congo to hold fishing quotas in Namibia. Read more »

• World Increasingly Dangerous for Refugees and Migrants [press release]

  AI London

  Global inaction on human rights is making the world an increasingly dangerous place for refugees and migrants, Amnesty International said today as it launched its annual assessment... Read more »

May 22

• South African Peacekeepers Chase Away Refugees - Report

  News of Rwanda

  Dozens of crying children and women have been locked out of a UN base manned by South African peacekeepers outside Goma in eastern Congo, despite a barrage of shooting and bombing... Read more »

• DRC Education Coalition Graduates to Regional Role [analysis]

  OSISA

  As everyone knows, the education system in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is beset with enormous challenges - challenges that often seem insurmountable. But only a few... Read more »

• UN Envoy Proposes Set of Principles to Guide Peace Efforts

  UN News

  The United Nations Envoy for Africa's Great Lakes Region today proposed a set of principles to guide immediate peace efforts in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, while voicing... Read more »

• UN Force Must Speedily Deploy in Eastern DR Congo - Ban

  New Vision

  The deployment of a rapid UN intervention force in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo should be speeded up in view of this week's fresh unrest, UN chief Ban Ki-moon said Tuesday. Read more »

• Rebels, Army Clash in Eastern Congo

  Deutsche Welle

  Congolese military forces have clashed with the M23 militia near the city of Goma, for the first time in nearly six months. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is expected to visit... Read more »